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“I will,” Sasha said, the grin reforming. He held still for more moments before realizing what he was doing, or not doing, then turned and jogged the route to the shuttle bay, arriving there before anyone else. Breathing hard he walked the gangway until he was next to Shuttle 2. It was humming slightly and the hatch was open. Seconds later a cocker spaniel jumped out followed by Rick. Nessa saw him and sat, tail wagging.

“I heard Pod 2 was going to go on the run. I’d been tuning up Pod 1 but they chose 2. Wanted to make sure it came up green on the board before they got there. So hey, Ensign, good luck. Bring us back a souvenir. We should have one for each mission, maybe something for a wall in the mess or somewhere.”

Sasha thought about that, shifting the satchel around on his shoulder. “I’ll .. I’ll try,” he said, thinking on the one side that that was a great idea, and on the other side of whether that was allowed. Lt Green would know those regulations. He knew them all. “Come on Nessa,” Rick said and moved past Sasha to leave and make room for the rest of the landing party, Nessa following close to his heel.

• Sasha & others .. NE Eng

Heather came through the bay doors, a pack slung over her shoulders, packed with a variety of gear to collect samples of the local flora to bring back for later study, plus a few small things that could help when they were on the surface.

Peeking her head into the shuttlepod she nodded to Sasha before climbing in. It looked like they were still waiting on the rest of the team.

“Ready to go?” Moving forward Heather claimed one of the seats behind the pilots chair.

Cmdr. Grace - XO / CSO

The pilot looked over her shoulder, “Aye, Cmdr. Prechecks are done and the shuttle is fully stocked. Just waiting on everyone to arrive.”

Lt. Laursen, Helm/Navigation Officer

Stewart ducked his head under the door jamb as he made his way onto the shuttle. He sat his phase rifle propped up between the corner of his seat and the bulkhead. His phase pistol rode on his hip.

“Commanderr, Lieutenant. Ah am Commanderr Stewart, CAO, rreporrting forr away duty as orrderred.” He said by way of greeting. He waited for the XO’s acknowledgement before he took his seat.

~Lt. Commander Alexander Stewart CAO

NE Bolsen ducked in the side of the POD, sliding in a small carry case, “..Hey so just happened to get a peek at some scans near that landing site, looked like alot of older stuff. My cousin gave me a couple of those old early 21st century tools and connectors, maybe some of it might be useful to you down there. Just make sure you bring them back please?” he said.

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